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Tag Archives: Switzerland
EcolChange seminar: Marcel van der Heijden about microbiome engineering for a sustainable agriculture
Seminar of the Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Marcel van der Heijden is a professor at the University of Zurich and at the Swiss Centre of excellence for agricultural research Agroscope. In his research Prof. van der … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021, agriculture, EcolChange seminar, ecosystem functioning, mycorrhiza, pesticides, soil biodiversity, sustainability, Switzerland
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New publication – Contrasting co‐occurrence patterns of photobiont and cystobasidiomycete yeast associated with common epiphytic lichen species
Text by Lauri Laanisto Spreading contingency on intimate relationships The world of lichens seemed a pretty clear when I was a bachelor student of biology in late 90s. Pretty and clear, to be more precise. It´s difficult to like these … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Ülo Niinemets, biogeography, Estonia, Guillermo Bueno, Kristiina Mark, Lauri Laanisto, lichens, New Phytologist, Switzerland, symbiotics
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EcolChange seminar – Colin Averill about forest fungi and the future of the Earth
Seminars of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Dr. Colin Averill is a Senior Scientist at ETH Zürich, Switzerland, where he studies how the soil microbiome affects forest carbon sequestration and forest community ecology. Title of the … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon, EcolChange seminar, forest ecosystems, fungi, microbiome, Switzerland, symbiotics
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EcolChange seminar – Jeanalle Eck about microbes that shape plant disease and diversity
Seminars of Department of Botany, Doctoral School of Earth Sciences and Ecology and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Jenalle Eck is post-doctoral researcher at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. She studies plant population and community ecology, with special emphasis on … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, biotic interactions, EcolChange seminar, genomics, global scale, microbial ecology, plant ecology, Switzerland
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New paper published – Two Closely Related Species Differ in their Regional Genetic Differentiation Despite Admixing
Text by Lisanna Schmidt Genetic differences between regions are usually studied for individual species. However, many species can reproduce with each other. We studied whether gene flow between two closely related sedge species influences regional differences. Our molecular genetic data … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, AoB Plants, Carex, genetic diversity, hybrids, Lisanna Schmidt, plant ecology, population genetics, Switzerland
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New paper published – Despite admixing two closely related Carex species differ in their regional morphological differentiation
Text and pics by Lisanna Schmidt Researchers from Estonia and Switzerland studied regional morphological differentiation of two closely related hybridising (and “taxonomically difficult”) species – Carex flava and Carex viridula. We asked whether due to genetic admixing of the two … Continue reading